Page 13 - Miracles in Our Bodies

NERVOUS
STRUCTURAL CON-
NECTIVE TISSUE CELL TISSUE MUSCLE TISSUE
fibroblasts heart muscle cell

cartilage cells skeletal muscle cell

EPITHELIAL TISSUE
bone cells stomach cell a type of kidney a type of kidney smooth muscle cell
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cells in your windpipe and then the cells in your lungs
come into play. In the meantime, the cells in your stom-
ach are probably digesting the food you ate a few hours
ago.
What we have mentioned here are only a few of the
processes that are continually carried out in your body.
All of these happen without your even being aware of
them. How is that trillions of cells come together, know
what to do and co-operate to function? Moreover, no trou-
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